More than 45 Brighton and Portsmouth supporters have set off on a 23-mile walk across Normandy for Blind Veterans UK, with the trip ending in a plaque unveiling at the British Normandy Memorial. The group includes five blind veterans, chosen to match the number involved in the D-Day landings.
D-Day sites on the route
Before returning home on Sunday, the group will visit Pegasus Bridge, Ver-sur-Mer, Ouistreham near Sword Beach and the British Normandy Memorial. The route keeps the focus on remembrance rather than any club rivalry, with fans from both sides walking together through some of the most familiar D-Day landmarks in the area.
Steve Darby, the organiser, told the BBC the walk is about paying their "respects to those who didn't make it" and "those that came back and suffered with eye loss and other conditions". He also described Normandy as a "very emotional place" for the group.
The trip comes with Brighton in strong domestic form as well, third in the Premier League with 16 points from 7 matches. They have taken 13 points from their last five league games, scored 23 goals and conceded only 5, while also sitting ninth in the UEFA Europa Conference League after two matches.
The walk is the main story here, though, and the key details are simple enough: more than 45 supporters, five blind veterans, 23 miles and a plaque unveiling at the British Normandy Memorial before Sunday.
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